Seven artists present colorful pieces in different mediums

Exhibit runs through Jan. 7 at the Galleria

BRIGHT AND BOLD—”Melange”by Paul Finkel is one of the works on display at the Hillcrest Center for the Arts in Thousand Oaks. Courtesy photo

BRIGHT AND BOLD—”Melange”by Paul Finkel is one of the works on display at the Hillcrest Center for the Arts in Thousand Oaks. Courtesy photo

The Arts Council of the Conejo Valley presents “Bring On The Color!” with art pieces from seven artists on display through Jan. 7 at the Galleria in the Hillcrest Center for the Arts, 403 W. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks.

The following seven artists are exhibiting their bright art in different mediums.

Paul Finkel shoots digital photographs of people, landscapes and wildlife on his worldwide travels. The subjects were presented in his 2006 exhibition “Explorations” at the Healing Arts Gallery.

He was an invited participant in the “Photography Vision Six” exhibition at the Hillcrest Galleria in 2006.

He also held a solo exhibition, “Reflections” at the William Rolland Gallery of Fine Arts in 2016.

Rod Seeley was born in Los Angeles and lives in Southern California. He studied art while in college but only began creating digital art in 2010.

“I am a mixed-technique digital artist. The computer, a mouse and imagination are my tools,” Seeley said.

“Vibrant colors, use of shapes, abstraction and fractal art are the base of my creative artwork.”

Geri Schonberg is a professional mixed-media artist working in Southern California. Her paintings have been exhibited and collected throughout the U.S.

She was president of the Arts Council of the Conejo Valley and is the current curator for UBS Investment Bank exhibits in Westlake Village.

Brent Hanson is an award-winning artist and native Californian who paints vivid and often intense arboreal works, florals, abstract figurative works and nonrepresentational abstracts.

He can often be found in his space at Studio Channel Islands.

Kathryn Kearney is a California native who started painting with paper after discovering the beauty in colorful papers from across the world, including vintage ephemera, stamps and magazines.

The award-winning artist has been featured in several local shows, publications and galleries. Kearney teaches workshops on the art of paper collage.

Sandra Sue Ford is a painter who mainly works in florals.

“A flower kind of evolves on its own with its own petals and personality,” she said. “The petals can droop, they can overlap. It’s very freeing. And the colors that you use can develop the personality of the rose.”

Rick Horn captures images and was influenced as a young child by magazines such as Life, Look and National Geographic. His first camera was a Brownie Box, and he received training in a night-school class darkroom where he developed black-and-white photos. Now he works with digital Nikon cameras.

Curators for the exhibit are John Johnson and Connie Tunick, members of the Arts Council of the Conejo Valley board of directors.

The Hillcrest Galleria is open during the Hillcrest Center’s regular business hours and some evenings and weekends. Parking and admission are free.

For more information, visit conejoarts.org.